Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Temple Way Chorley
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Council sourceRequest for a screening opinion pursuant to Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (amended 2018) for the development of a youth campus (sui generis) associated with the existing church facility comprising an auditorium building, accommodation buildings, a communal activities hub, multi-use sports pitch with associated public realm and landscaping works, access arrangements and parking.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION - SCREEN OPINION NOT REQDDecision · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| ECOLOGYConsultee Response | 8 Apr 2025 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLAND RESPONSE.Consultee Response · PDF | 3 Apr 2025 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 21 Mar 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 21 Mar 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 21 Mar 2025 | View |
| EIA SCREENING REQUESTPlanning Application (inc initial correspondence) · PDF | 18 Mar 2025 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.